Ashlee Long, 28, a Houston-area real estate agent and 2019 University of Houston business administration graduate, was shot and killed in downtown Dallas on April 5, 2025. She and friends were leaving a bar shortly after 2:30 a.m. and crossing Main Street when a passing white Mercedes stopped. A passenger, Kendrick Finch, exited with a gun and opened fire after an exchange in which a companion, 36-year-old William Kistler, reportedly reached into Ashlee’s purse and produced a gun. Surveillance footage shows Finch firing; Ashlee died at a hospital from multiple gunshot wounds. Kistler was wounded but survived.

Finch, 34, called police hours later, identified himself as the passenger, and provided details not publicly released. Dallas police later announced Finch was wanted for murder; he turned himself in and was charged with murder. At a bond hearing, his attorneys claimed self-defense while prosecutors said Finch fired first and shot at least eight times on a crowded street. A judge denied a bond reduction, but Finch posted $500,000 bond on May 13, 2025, and was released pending trial.

Ashlee’s family described her as kind, loving, funny, and engaged to her high school sweetheart; they have since advocated for bail reform in Texas. Does anyone have firsthand information about Ashlee, her activities that night, or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?